MCQs on Spotting the Error

[Set - 5]

Directions: In each of the following sentences, there is an error in one of the parts (A), (B), (C), or (D). You have to identify the part of the sentence which contains the error. If there is no error, mark the answer as (D) No error.

1. (A) Neither of the two brothers/ (B) have completed their studies/ (C) yet and are planning to go abroad./ (D) No error.

A) Neither of the two brothers
B) have completed their studies
C) yet and are planning to go abroad.
D) No error

Correct Answer: B) have completed their studies
Explanation: The correct verb should be “has” instead of “have” because “Neither” is singular. The correct sentence is “Neither of the two brothers has completed their studies yet and is planning to go abroad.”

2. (A) He will not be able/ (B) to attend the meeting/ (C) unless he don’t finish his work on time./ (D) No error.

A) He will not be able
B) to attend the meeting
C) unless he don’t finish his work on time.
D) No error

Correct Answer: C) unless he don’t finish his work on time.
Explanation: The correct form should be “doesn’t” instead of “don’t” because the subject is singular (“he”). The correct sentence is “He will not be able to attend the meeting unless he doesn’t finish his work on time.”

3. (A) Hardly had the meeting begun/ (B) when she walked/ (C) into the room without permission./ (D) No error.

A) Hardly had the meeting begun
B) when she walked
C) into the room without permission.
D) No error

Correct Answer: D) No error
Explanation: There is no error in this sentence. The sentence is grammatically correct.

4. (A) He asked me whether I/ (B) will attend the meeting/ (C) that was scheduled for tomorrow./ (D) No error.

A) He asked me whether I
B) will attend the meeting
C) that was scheduled for tomorrow.
D) No error

Correct Answer: B) will attend the meeting
Explanation: The correct verb should be “would” instead of “will” because the reporting verb is in the past tense. The correct sentence is “He asked me whether I would attend the meeting that was scheduled for tomorrow.”

5. (A) The painting which was stolen/ (B) last month has been recovered/ (C) by the police yesterday./ (D) No error.

A) The painting which was stolen
B) last month has been recovered
C) by the police yesterday.
D) No error

Correct Answer: C) by the police yesterday.
Explanation: The correct tense should be “was recovered” instead of “has been recovered” when referring to a specific time in the past like “yesterday.” The correct sentence is “The painting which was stolen last month was recovered by the police yesterday.”

6. (A) Hardly he had entered/ (B) the room when the light/ (C) went off suddenly./ (D) No error.

A) Hardly he had entered
B) the room when the light
C) went off suddenly.
D) No error

Correct Answer: A) Hardly he had entered
Explanation: The correct form is “Hardly had he entered” because “Hardly” requires an inversion of the subject and auxiliary verb. The correct sentence is “Hardly had he entered the room when the light went off suddenly.”

7. (A) Each of the students/ (B) were given an opportunity/ (C) to present their project./ (D) No error.

A) Each of the students
B) were given an opportunity
C) to present their project.
D) No error

Correct Answer: B) were given an opportunity
Explanation: The correct verb should be “was” because “Each of the students” is singular. The correct sentence is “Each of the students was given an opportunity to present their project.”

8. (A) Either the teacher or the students/ (B) is going to organize/ (C) the cultural event this year./ (D) No error.

A) Either the teacher or the students
B) is going to organize
C) the cultural event this year.
D) No error

Correct Answer: B) is going to organize
Explanation: The verb should agree with the nearest subject “students,” which is plural. The correct sentence is “Either the teacher or the students are going to organize the cultural event this year.”

9. (A) The government has announced/ (B) that the new law will come into effect/ (C) from the next month./ (D) No error.

A) The government has announced
B) that the new law will come into effect
C) from the next month.
D) No error

Correct Answer: C) from the next month.
Explanation: The correct phrase is “from next month” instead of “from the next month.” The correct sentence is “The government has announced that the new law will come into effect from next month.”

10. (A) The report suggested that/ (B) fewer people are taking part/ (C) in outdoor activities nowadays./ (D) No error.

A) The report suggested that
B) fewer people are taking part
C) in outdoor activities nowadays.
D) No error

Correct Answer: D) No error
Explanation: There is no error in this sentence. The sentence is grammatically correct.

11. (A) If I was you,/ (B) I would have handled/ (C) the situation differently./ (D) No error.

A) If I was you
B) I would have handled
C) the situation differently.
D) No error

Correct Answer: A) If I was you
Explanation: The correct phrase is “If I were you” when expressing hypothetical situations in the subjunctive mood. The correct sentence is “If I were you, I would have handled the situation differently.”

12. (A) I wish I can help you/ (B) with your assignment, but I’m/ (C) too busy at the moment./ (D) No error.

A) I wish I can help you
B) with your assignment, but I’m
C) too busy at the moment.
D) No error

Correct Answer: A) I wish I can help you
Explanation: The correct form is “I wish I could help you” because “wish” refers to an unreal situation in the present or future. The correct sentence is “I wish I could help you with your assignment, but I’m too busy at the moment.”

13. (A) The members of the team/ (B) are dissatisfied with the way/ (C) how the project was handled./ (D) No error.

A) The members of the team
B) are dissatisfied with the way
C) how the project was handled.
D) No error

Correct Answer: C) how the project was handled.
Explanation: The word “how” should be omitted because “the way” already implies “how.” The correct sentence is “The members of the team are dissatisfied with the way the project was handled.”

14. (A) The climate of the northern states/ (B) is more colder than/ (C) that of the southern regions./ (D) No error.

A) The climate of the northern states
B) is more colder than
C) that of the southern regions.
D) No error

Correct Answer: B) is more colder than
Explanation: The word “more” should be omitted because “colder” is already a comparative adjective. The correct sentence is “The climate of the northern states is colder than that of the southern regions.”

15. (A) She gave me a detailed information/ (B) about the new project/ (C) we will be working on./ (D) No error.

A) She gave me a detailed information
B) about the new project
C) we will be working on.
D) No error

Correct Answer: A) She gave me a detailed information
Explanation: “Information” is an uncountable noun, so “a” should be omitted. The correct sentence is “She gave me detailed information about the new project we will be working on.”

16. (A) He is one of those persons/ (B) who doesn’t care about/ (C) the consequences of his actions./ (D) No error.

A) He is one of those persons
B) who doesn’t care about
C) the consequences of his actions.
D) No error

Correct Answer: B) who doesn’t care about
Explanation: The correct form should be “who don’t care” because “those persons” is plural. The correct sentence is “He is one of those persons who don’t care about the consequences of their actions.”

17. (A) As soon as he will reach/ (B) home, he will inform us/ (C) about the details of the meeting./ (D) No error.

A) As soon as he will reach
B) home, he will inform us
C) about the details of the meeting.
D) No error

Correct Answer: A) As soon as he will reach
Explanation: The correct form is “As soon as he reaches” because the future tense “will” is not used after “As soon as.” The correct sentence is “As soon as he reaches home, he will inform us about the details of the meeting.”

18. (A) He took his car/ (B) to the garage because it/ (C) was not working properly./ (D) No error.

A) He took his car
B) to the garage because it
C) was not working properly.
D) No error

Correct Answer: D) No error
Explanation: There is no error in this sentence. The sentence is grammatically correct.

19. (A) Everyone in the office/ (B) are expected to attend/ (C) the meeting tomorrow at 10 AM./ (D) No error.

A) Everyone in the office
B) are expected to attend
C) the meeting tomorrow at 10 AM.
D) No error

Correct Answer: B) are expected to attend
Explanation: The correct verb is “is” instead of “are” because “Everyone” is singular. The correct sentence is “Everyone in the office is expected to attend the meeting tomorrow at 10 AM.”

20. (A) I could not attend the meeting/ (B) because I was busy/ (C) in some urgent work./ (D) No error.

A) I could not attend the meeting
B) because I was busy
C) in some urgent work.
D) No error

Correct Answer: C) in some urgent work.
Explanation: The correct preposition is “with” instead of “in.” The correct sentence is “I could not attend the meeting because I was busy with some urgent work.”

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